Discover the Blue Peter Book Awards 2021 longlist
Since the year 2000, the prestigious Blue Peter Book Awards have gone to the very best authors, illustrators, and books for children.
We're incredibly excited to share the longlist for 2021! Find out more about the prize and this year's competition here.
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Question Everything! An Investigator's Toolkit
Author: Susan Martineau Illustrator: Vicky Barker
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Question Everything! An Investigator's Toolkit
Author: Susan Martineau Illustrator: Vicky Barker
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
This small but informative non-fiction book is an invaluable guide to help young people understand the vast quantities of informat…
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A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
Author: Mike Barfield Illustrator: Jess Bradley
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
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A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You
Author: Mike Barfield Illustrator: Jess Bradley
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
A very unusual fact book with laugh-out-loud strip cartoons about everything from eyeballs to Bactrian camels.
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Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
Author: Jasbinder Bilan
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9-11
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Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
Author: Jasbinder Bilan
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9-11
Tamarind's mum died when she was a baby, so when she goes to stay with her family deep in the Himalayan mountains she's destermine…
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Be Plastic Clever
Author: Amy and Ella Meek
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Be Plastic Clever
Author: Amy and Ella Meek
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
An empowering book by the founders of Kids Fight Plastic on how we can live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and reduce our everyday …
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Inventors
Author: Robert Winston Illustrator: Jessamy Hawke
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Inventors
Author: Robert Winston Illustrator: Jessamy Hawke
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
This engaging non-fiction book celebrates more than 50 incredible inventors from across the globe and throughout history.
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Llama Out Loud
Author: Annabelle Sami Illustrator: Allen Fatimaharan
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
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Llama Out Loud
Author: Annabelle Sami Illustrator: Allen Fatimaharan
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
Yasmin is the quiet one in a really loud family, until Levi the magic toy llama comes along and forces everyone to listen to her.
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Professor Astro Cat’s Deep Sea Voyage
Author: Dr Dominic Walliman Illustrator: Ben Newman
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
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Professor Astro Cat’s Deep Sea Voyage
Author: Dr Dominic Walliman Illustrator: Ben Newman
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
Professor Astro Cat is back with his friends Gilbert, Martha, Felicity, Evie and Astro Mouse, setting sail on an incredible deep s…
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I Like Animals... What Jobs Are There?
Author: Steve Martin Illustrator: Roberto Blefari
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
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I Like Animals... What Jobs Are There?
Author: Steve Martin Illustrator: Roberto Blefari
Interest level: 6-11
Reading age: 7+
This informative non-fiction picture book provides invaluable information for children who are considering an animal-related caree…
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A Kind of Spark
Author: Elle McNicoll
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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A Kind of Spark
Author: Elle McNicoll
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
When 11 year old Addie, who is autistic, learns about the 16th century women who were persecuted for witchcraft, she starts to lob…
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The Humans
Author: Jonny Marx Illustrator: Charlie Davis
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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The Humans
Author: Jonny Marx Illustrator: Charlie Davis
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
This highly-illustrated reference book celebrates the incredible achievements of various ancient civilisations, exploring their li…
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Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief
Author: M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman Illustrator: Elisa Paganelli
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
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Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief
Author: M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman Illustrator: Elisa Paganelli
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
Hal doesn't want to join his uncle on the Highland Falcon as it makes its way to Scotland - but when he meets Lenny, a s…
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The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Author: Nizrana Farook
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Author: Nizrana Farook
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Against the backdrop of a stunning South Asian landscape, three youngsters are on the run from the King’s guards – on an elephant!…
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Where the Wilderness Lives
Author: Jess Butterworth
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 10+
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Where the Wilderness Lives
Author: Jess Butterworth
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 10+
When Cara and her siblings find a mysterious safe, they're desperate to find out what's inside - but their plans are waylaid when …
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Copycat Science
Author: Mike Barfield Illustrator: Mike Barfield
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Copycat Science
Author: Mike Barfield Illustrator: Mike Barfield
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Full of fascinating facts, this compact non-fiction comic book provides a superb introduction to over 40 key STEM (science, techno…
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Fearless! How to be your true, confident self
Author: Liam Hackett Illustrator: Mike Perry
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 10+
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Fearless! How to be your true, confident self
Author: Liam Hackett Illustrator: Mike Perry
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 10+
A self-help guide for youngsters struggling with self-esteem, peer pressure or ‘fitting in’.
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Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck
Author: Simon James Green
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
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Life of Riley: Beginner's Luck
Author: Simon James Green
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 8+
Following a badly timed sneeze at a funfair, Riley finds himself cursed - everything he does is doomed to be a complete disaster, …
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Anisha Accidental Detective: School's Cancelled!
Author: Serena Patel Illustrator: Emma McCann
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
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Anisha Accidental Detective: School's Cancelled!
Author: Serena Patel Illustrator: Emma McCann
Interest level: 9-11
Reading age: 9+
Can Anisha Mistry find out who sabotaged her science experiment and flooded the school with foam when all the potential suspects h…
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Author: Alice Harman Illustrator: Blok Magnaye
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Author: Alice Harman Illustrator: Blok Magnaye
Interest level: 9+
Reading age: 9+
This interactive book contains 20 psychological profiling tests for young people to complete, along with information about the thi…
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